Daily News Thai Caption: Absolutely forbidden!

 

Acting PM Prawit Wongsuwan - named as caretaker last week after the constitutional court suspended Prayuth Chan-ocha amid suggestions his eight year tenure had come to an end - took little time to try and reign in the Royal Thai Police. 

 

At yesterday's first meeting of the Police Commission - a commitee previously chaired by Prayuth - Prawit demanded action from the police to clean up their act.

 

The RTP - that critics say is merely a mafia organisation in brown - were told by Prawit at the meeting:

 

No more bribes

No inappropriate behaviour at all

No corruption in any shape or form

The RTP were to offer no favors and follow the law to the letter.

Or else.

 

Prawit instructed all commanders to ensure that anyone who disobeys his commands be dealt with according to disciplinary procedures and/or the law itself. 

 

Prawit's bark against the RTP was #5 on a list of five orders as reported after the meeting by spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong. 

 

It was no surprise that Daily News picked up on this for their headline containing the name "Big Pom" - Prawit's nickname.

 

"Pom" means round or plump, as well as fortress, notes ASEAN NOW.

 

Picture: Daily News

Prawit is well known for his penchant for overindulgence in a culinary capacity.

 

Other orders on Prawit's watch as reported by Yingyot were for the RTP to get tough on drugs, illegal migrants, tech crime including call centers and online weapons' sales and loan sharking. 

 

Moments earlier RTP commander Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk had addressed the press. 

 

Suwat is retiring at the end of September and the meeting was being held to rubber stamp choices for his successor and in total confirm the selection of 254 senior officers who will take up positions at the start of October. 

 

This is the period of the annual reshuffle. 

 

Suwat refused to be drawn on who his successor will be telling the press that there were various legal reasons why they would have to wait.

 

The law is the law and the RTP have to follow that, he suggested hopefully.

 

The new chief of the Thai police - reportedly already selected by Prayuth - will be the 13th.

 

The Thai public will be hoping that number is not unlucky but might herald some change in the activities of their police force.

 

But no one will be holding their breath. 

 

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Thailand’s new police chief announced

 

The National Police Policy Committee Meeting has voted unanimously to appoint Police General Damrongsak Kittipraphat as the next National Police Chief, succeeding Police General Suwat Jangyodsuk, who will retire on September 30th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1270340-thailand’s-new-police-chief-announced/

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

The RTP - that critics say is merely a mafia organisation in brown - were told by Prawit at the meeting:

 

No more bribes

No inappropriate behaviour at all

No corruption in any shape or form

The RTP were to offer no favors and follow the law to the letter.

Or else.

RTP to Prawit.  We will stop corruption when you do.

Like being chastised by Winnie the Pooh.

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

No more bribes

No inappropriate behaviour at all

No corruption in any shape or form

The RTP were to offer no favors and follow the law to the letter.

Or else.

Or else what. They will feel the full force of the RTP?

They have been ordering this for 30+ years, as long as I can remember.

 

It never changes a darn thing.

Presumably a one-day "event".

 

 

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

Other orders on Prawit's watch

Does he now have a high end luxury smart watch with a teleprompter......

8 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Like being chastised by Winnie the Pooh.

Oh does he have a grumbly tummy and are his hunny jars empty.

I wonder how he can say this with a straight face ????.

 

It's like Keith Richards telling people to end recreational drug use, or else.

"No more corruption" 

Not on Prawit's watch as acting PM. Of course, he may find he only has a limited timeframe to bring his reforms to bear. The seconds are ticking away until the constitutional court delivers its verdict on Prayut's tenure as PM. 

Still, it's good to see an honest face in the centre of the dial of Thai government.

Is this an indirect jibe at Prayut's promise to reform the RTP. The fracture between them is beginning to take shape. Will see. 

Prawit points the finger! for that even pointing his all fingers, including his toes will not stop the bribe culture in this country, Thailand was build on bribes and corruptions, that's how i become to know it in the last 30 years and that's how it will be...it's way of life here...

52 minutes ago, webfact said:

No more bribes

No inappropriate behaviour at all

No corruption in any shape or form

The RTP were to offer no favors and follow the law to the letter.

Or else...........

..........we'll just keep asking! What a joke!

The police should actually know the laws they are supposed to enforce. These guys got a free pass at exam time. Most of them don't know what the laws are.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The law is the law and the RTP have to follow that, he suggested hopefully.

LOL.............Hopefully with a huge "H" about a mile high!!!

May I replace Hopefully with any of the following.................Despondency, Forlornly, Despairingly.....

Or else ??? what??? If he wants to tackle he corruption he should look at the tax forms the police fill in. If they earn 15.000 THB a month they can't afford to drive a luxury car, a mortgage free house, and so on... unless they make more money.. and where is that coming from??

2 hours ago, KIngsofisaan said:

They have been ordering this for 30+ years, as long as I can remember.

Indeed. It's pretty much standard practice for a new PM to order a crackdown on corruption pretty much as soon as they get into office. It's almost like a rite of passage.

35 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Or else ??? what??? If he wants to tackle he corruption he should look at the tax forms the police fill in. If they earn 15.000 THB a month they can't afford to drive a luxury car, a mortgage free house, and so on... unless they make more money.. and where is that coming from??

They need the money for the next promotion from somewhere, don't they?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

No more bribes

No inappropriate behaviour at all

No corruption in any shape or form

The RTP were to offer no favors and follow the law to the letter.

Or else.

Or else what?  Someone's dead friend with million THB watches will haunt their dreams? 
Pot?  Black.  Kettle?  Black.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

"Big Pom"

He's not an Englishman, he's Thai!

 

Big Pom pointing his podgy finger. im reminded of my Dad - "dont do as i do - do as i say"!!

 

Pure comedy gold

 

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Like being chastised by Winnie the Pooh.

Or Toadie from Wind in the Willows.... 

I think all those with big bank accounts should keep quiet..????

The hypocrisy is audacious and astounding 

Yeah that will end it lol. 

April Fools!!????

????????????????????????????????????????????????

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Prawit points the finger

and instantly bling-blinded the assembled RTP.

I wonder how he is able to lift his hand with all them rings and watches...

23 minutes ago, gp2002 said:

April Fools!!????

Everyday fools!